PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - April 3

MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - The following are some stories in Russia's newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

VEDOMOSTI

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- The Ministry of Defence has decided to transfer the main base of its Caspian Flotilla from the city of Astrakhan on the Volga River to the city of Kaspiisk on the Caspian Sea, the newspaper reports, citing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.

KOMMERSANT

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- The number of elite real estate enquiries from Russians living abroad increased by 21 percent in the first quarter of 2018, the daily says. It attributes this to worsening relations between the West and Russia and to reported tighter British scrutiny of property transactions. These factors are prompting wealthy Russians who have moved to Europe to consider moving back home, it reports.